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Behind the rest of the band, rockin' out and bein a kool kat?

I've picked up two different seasons of SSWWC magazine at Barnes-n-Nobels before, and I've seen them at various other places (Target, Walgreens, etc) that have large magazine selections. Occasionally I'll see a copy at Lowes, but the one near me usually only has magazines dedicated to larger projects (decks, furniture, sheds.....weddings?!?).

Looks great to me! I'm not a car guy, but I've been outside enough in the last ten years to recognize one.

Three more out of the to-be-cut stack. Two more to go....these last two may take a while, though. These three were all taped up and pilot-drilled so long ago I'm not sure what wood was used, some sort of ply, seems about 1/2" thick.

This. Is. AWESOME!!!! Where'd you find the pattern, if I may ask?

Awesome cutting! I'd leave it as-is.

Nicely done!

Nice!!! I've seen the trumpet player (did a pattern of him, as well), but hadn't seen the others!

A quick rummage around Google Calendar for obscure holidays or "National ____ Day/Week/Month" may trigger some ideas. I'm a big fan of SciFi/Fantasy/military history (yes...one can like fiction AND nonfiction), there's tons of categories there. Sports? Plenty of sports options (I would guess....my braincell has limited memory capacity and is generally full of SciFi/Fantasy/military history to the point where my knowledge of sports extends to jogging and the shape of various balls used in various sports). Or do a "mashups", where two different genres combine, such as Ronald Regan riding a velociraptor or R2D2 dressed up as a Dalek. ETA: Ooooooo...do a "backlighting" one! A project designed to be lit from behind, whether by a candle, LED light, window, etc.

Here's a few I did back in March, before all the quarantine stuff, to get a head start on Halloween: 1. Ash ("Evil Dead" movie series) 2. Alfred Hitchcock (writer/director of horror movies such as "The Birds") 3. H. P. Lovecraft (early 20th century horror author, creator of the 'Cthulu' and 'Elder Ones' mythos, inspiration for many modern horror writers) 4. Edgar Allen Poe (horror poet, author) 5. Oogie-Boogie Man ("Nightmare Before Christmas" movie villain) 6. no idea. Found it on Google, thought it was a wickedly cool creepy smile. 7. All of them, stained and framed.

Framed! Used some scrap wood found at Lowes...I believe they're spacers that were used between layers on a pallet of fence slats, and they're all sorts of nasty green tinted when I pull them out of the scrap bin, but they're free, they have some great grain when sanded (and lose most of the greenishness), take stain really well, and usually have a lot of character in the way of knots and dings and occasional rounded edges with bark still visible. PERFECT for rustic, rugged frames. There's not really any consistency with thickness/width, so I try to grab a bunch at once and make frames out of pieces that are as close as possible in all dimensions, but sometimes I have to get aggressive in sanding to make edges match up a bit. I'll cut the bevel on my table saw, then measure and cut the 45-degree angles to length on my miter, flip all the pieces face-down (bevel-up) and glue/nail them together so that at least the front side is pretty even and any thickness differences can be sanded down. Wasn't able to get the back-side perfect on this one, but the differences are on the back, not the front. And I think it still gives it character.

I can see no flaws in this pattern.

Purple or blue, although I'd personally use darker colors if you're going to do a light/natural stain. Good contrast helps the pattern pop.

Thanks all!

Had to pause in my "clearing out the backlog" to cut this H.Botas pattern that my wife fell in love with. The things we do for our spouses.... This was a fun cut, lots of smaller spots but nothing *really* difficult, just a bunch of quick angle changes and sharp corners. #1MG Pegas blades, and low speed did the trick. I single-stacked this one, and kept thinking I was going to regret that but a) didn't have much of a need for a second copy and 2) ended up NOT regretting it (gotta love variable-speed saws!). 3/8" bbply, same for backer. Now to get it framed so she can take it in to work...

Awesome cutting, the frame is kinda burnt more than I normally would scorch but I really do think the darker char fits the image. Jason wasn't much into puppy kissies and lilacs. I see three in the pic, BTW.

Nicely cut! I've done a couple of his pro-2A patterns. Love Sam's optical illusion patterns as well!

Love the wolves!

Nice!

Another one done out of the stack of projects waiting to be completed! Lots of cuts (definitely start in the middle, and there's a couple of spots with a loop-inside-a-loop that need to be cut before the outside loop is cut, so plan ahead), but for the most part most of the cuts are long, straight lines. Lots and lots of long, straight lines. Great one for sitting back, firing up an audio book, and just letting the sawdust flow. 3/4" whiteboard, used Pegas #5MG blades (three, I think). Pattern is by Sam Custodio and is posted up on his Facebook page.

Nicely cut! ...so nicely, I need a cold shower now...

This. Is. AWESOME!!!!!

My trivets are pretty much called "trivets" for convenience sake, cuz "eye-jarring wall-hanging optical tactical nuke" is too hard to type out. I know there are finishes for putting hot items on wood, can't remember if you're supposed to use beeswax or BLO or shellac or poly or what. The couple I've made and labeled as "trivet", my wife has hung on the wall and never put even a coffee cup on top of, much less scorching hot pans.

Awesome! Blue is your color!

I got that from Sam Custodio's profile on Facebook.